Instead, he was referring to this 8-lb. 7-oz. hawg that he boated in another trip to Florida's Lake Santa Fe. Things had started slow--he didn't even get away from the dock until about 10 a.m., and after catching one in the 2-lb. range on a Roboworm, the action had slowed to a standstill.
It was then that Rob paused and said, "You know, I've been throwing these little worms a lot. Maybe it's time for something a little different." He pulled out a package of 12-inch junebug Culprit worms, tied one on, and tossed it up beside a cypress tree. As he tightened up the line, "there was that familiar heaviness on the other end," he said. "So I put on a solid hookset and immediately knew I was into a good fish."
Four minutes later, he boated the "expectant mother" in the accompanying photo. The fish was too big for him to hold while snapping a photo, so he put her in the livewell for about 10 minutes until another boat came along. Once he had a few pictures, he released the fish.
Rob closed out today's email with these words of encouragement: "I hope this fishing year starts as well for all of you up there as it has for me."
In exchange, let me just say, "Keep the reports and photos coming, Rob."
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